A shiver went through me, something dark and lustful coming up.
“Punished?”
“You’re in my club, Sutton. You broke my rules. Now you have to face the consequences. Unless you want to use your safe word and walk away. Go back to the house and continue on as the nanny with as little interaction with us as possible. Your choice.”
I was weak.
“Consequences.”
A flash of heat darkened his gaze.
“Good girl.”
He reached for the strap around my right wrist but stopped when I shook my head. He raised his eyebrows at me while I tried to make my mouth form the words my body desired. I feltso stupid and like I’d disrespected them in their space. They’d had to publicly save me. I took a deep breath and swallowed.
“Leave me here.”
He tried to hide it but I saw the surprise and then lust on his face. Still, he kept his hand on the buckle of the strap.
“Why?”
“I deserve to be punished here.”
“Why?”
“Because I got myself here in front of everyone! Because I was an idiot and I don’t think I can leave this room with all these disgusting feelings in me. I was wrong and I want you to punish me here, where they can watch.”
Dominic cupped the side of my neck and shook his head.
“Kitten, you don’t need to be publicly punished to get rid of those feelings. You had a fucked up experience and you’re shaken. Let me get you down and take you to my office.”
I glared at him, somehow finding the anger that never showed up with David.
“I’m not shaken, Dominic. I’m embarrassed and ashamed and I don’t need you to pity me or look at me like I’m going to break. Punish me here. I need you to.”
He wrapped his hand around my throat and tightened his hand enough for me to feel a flush of excited fear.
“You don’t make the rules.”
“Please, Sir. I’m begging you. I can’t explain why I need it this way, but I do. I need you to see how sorry I am. Like this. Out here.”
He growled and stepped back. He tapped something into his phone and then frowned up at me.
“There’s going to be a stipulation.”
“Anything.”
“Fine. We’re going to wait for Theo and Leon. Stay.” He walked over to the table I’d been at with David and sat so he wasfacing me. He was far enough away that I felt alone in my shame but close enough that I knew I was safe. More than safe.
A waitress approached Dominic and he said something to her while nodding to me. I watched her go to the bar and then come back with a glass of something. She came to me instead of Dominic and raised the glass to my mouth.
“It’s ice water.” She watched me while I drank and leaned closer. “I’m not sure if I’m jealous of you or if I feel sorry for you. You have Master Dom’s full attention and he’s intense, girl.”
Water dribbled down my chin when she pulled the glass away. I thanked her when she wiped it away for me.
“Am I crazy for asking him to punish me out here?”
“No fucking way. Show all the desperados in the club that he’s yours.”
